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Media Story (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application verypdf-pdf2word-3-1-32-bits.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Media Story (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Internet Generic   (signed by Media Story (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
4.5.4.7

MD5:
8b37546c6bc22ece1655be0c7969df17

SHA-1:
081a26623d14d8e82076f72726a0abbe0cfec37d

SHA-256:
51ad263241b884a44a86b75f0b319f0f328d8c49b124a950f5554ddd1b3912a5

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:20:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Malware-gen
150531-1

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3090

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.HF
22316

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.864
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16117

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.06.02.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer
15.6.2.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

File size:
675.4 KB (691,608 bytes)

Product version:
5.8

Copyright:
Web Prog

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\verypdf-pdf2word-3-1-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Story (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/27/2015 1:49:05 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 1:49:05 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Story (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Media Story (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DAD4D91F6E102EA7A428792E2C83AC7C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XJgpfDksx28O32mDhL7OU4o2/s74UKIYdbuc+fV9IdkuJ3x2JbyLdpAJ7b0VWJ/d:XJgVTg8O2yL7OBo2/8GVuB0kPJqu0kb5

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-29-120.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.29.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-117-168.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.117.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-28-17-210.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.28.17.210:80)

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